The decision to move to Johannesburg was not a tough one. However, to leave the beautiful Western Cape and most of my family and friends behind was not something I enjoyed doing, but when you are handed an excellent opportunity by a top South African company, one tends to tell your heart you will eventually move back.
After living in the City of Gold for a few years, I can honestly say Johannesburg rewards its citizens with what is arguably the best opportunities in Africa. Outsiders’ first question about the city …

Buying your first house is a very exciting, yet nerve-wrecking experience. Especially because you do not know about everything that could go wrong along the line.
If you are looking at property for sale in South Africa, be aware of the following:

There is no guarantee that the transaction will go through on a specific date. If occupation is only on the day of transfer, you might be in for a surprise. It could take months before you can move in. Ensure that you can move in on the most convenient date …

There’s definitely money to be made in buying a modest property, improving it and then selling it for a profit. Particularly if you do most of it yourself, saving on labour costs in turning something ordinary into a top address in the neighbourhood, then, for example, buying with a view to renovating and re-selling a year or two later is a way to upgrade when you buy your next place.
But you have to be wary about over-capitalising. In fact a similar principle applies when a place is in perfectly good …

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Selling property or wanting to buy property? Be sharp! Be very sharp!! Or work with somebody who is… and somebody you can trust!!!
Of course, if you want to buy a property for sale in South Africa you should appreciate that the estate agent managing the sale is working primarily for the seller, not for you. Sure, the agents want you to buy, don’t want to chase you away, but the higher the price they can get you to pay the higher will be …